About the Program
The UCSF Surgical and Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Fellowship Program has earned Accreditation with Distinction from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the first Critical Care APRN program in California and the first Surgical APRN program nationwide to earn this distinction. The fellowship program is a joint program between the Office of Advanced Practice Providers, UCSF Medical Center, and the UCSF School of Nursing. The program is co-led by nurse practitioner Ivette Becerra-Ortiz, DNP, MPH, NP, RN, NEA-BC, CPNP-PC and Brandon Sessler, MMS, PA-C and overseen by a distinguished roster of faculty.
The fellowship program is designed to expand upon the knowledge and skills acquired during APP training. It prepares licensed and certified PAs and AG-ACNPs to provide care to adults in critical care and surgical settings through focused clinical rotations. It also emphasizes the development of advanced assessment, planning, negotiation, and collaboration skills and is fortified by critical care skills workshops and quality improvement projects.
UCSF has been a leader in expanding the roles and responsibilities of APPs in specialty areas of clinical practice. The fellowship offers a rich and varied didactic experience that includes rotations on adult inpatient services for:
- Critical Care Medicine
- Liver Transplant
- Kidney Transplant
- Advanced Lung Disease
- General Cardiology / Cardiac ICU
- Acute Care & General Surgery
- Neurosurgery
UCSF is a recognized world leader in developing innovative solutions to health care delivery problems. The fellowship program leverages the resources within the UCSF system to prepare novice PAs and AG-ACNPs to excel in a tertiary medical center.
We will be accepting applications for the 2024-2025 program from March 1 - April 15, 2024. For questions or more information, email [email protected]